Midlife Mixtape

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Ep 55 The Hard Times Founder Matt Saincome May 21, 2019

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“Try a bunch of stuff”: Matt Saincome, Editor-in-chief of the internet’s most popular music satire site, talks about pursuing the crazy ideas that don’t go away, what makes a good “Aging Punk” joke, and the unspoken punk dress-up code.

Ep 54 Giving Circle Founder Jacqueline Jacobs Caster May 07, 2019

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“Count me in”: Everychild Foundation founder Jacqueline Jacobs Caster on the age-old “Giving Circle” approach to collaborative giving, its value for deepening friendships and meaning at midlife, and how life is more malleable than you think. UPDATED: The Everychild Foundation has actually given away almost $18 million since its inception in 1999! * Everychild Foundation * Everychild Foundation on FB * Nancy’s Giving Circle Basics – a public Google Doc with ideas to get you started! * Midlife Mixtape LIVE from the Betabrand Podcast Theater in San Francisco on Thursday May 30th – reserve your free ticket here! * Pre-order Nancy’s new book, THE THANK-YOU PROJECT: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time My suggestion to Jacquie for a 21st century band with a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band feel: Band of Horses. Do you agree? This particular song, “In a Drawer,” features J. Mascis from Dinosaur Jr., and sometimes I worry that I like this song so much that I may actually have lost my mind. As soon as it ends I hit replay, sometimes four or five times. It’s not healthy. Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

Ep 53 SavvyAuntie.com Founder Melanie Notkin Apr 23, 2019

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“A life beyond my expectations”: Melanie Notkin talks Generation PANK (Professional Aunts, No Kids) aka women who are childless by choice, chance, or challenge, the complex feelings raised by modern fertility science, and the wonders of Aunt-hood. * SavvyAuntie.com website * SavvyAuntie on Facebook * Melanie’s latest book, OTHERHOOD: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness * How Generation X Could Change the American Dream, Trend Magazine, from Pew Charitable Trusts Speaking of aunts… Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

Ep 52 Author Mary Laura Philpott Apr 09, 2019

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“Permission to change”: Mary Laura Philpott, author of the new memoir-in-essays “I Miss You When I Blink,” talks about incremental reinvention, finding the courage to quit and realizing no one else cares, and making peace with not having the answers. * MaryLauraPhilpott.com * I Miss You When I Blink * Sign up for Mary Laura’s newsletter * How Prince’s death stirs fans’ concerns for their heroes who are still living, Los Angeles Times, April 22 2016 Well it obviously wasn’t going to be a Hootie video.

Ep 51 Grown & Flown Co-founder Mary Dell Harrington Mar 26, 2019

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“Letting the kite string out”: Mary Dell Harrington, co-founder of the Grown & Flown media platform for parents of kids aged 15-25, talks about the “digital dinner table,” helping first generation college kids, and the benefits of meandering. * Grown and Flown website * Grown and Flown Parents Group on FB Awwww. If this isn’t music made for 8-year-old girls, I don’t know what is. Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

Ep 50 Listeners’ Advice to Younger People Mar 12, 2019

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“You do you”: Reassuring, practical, and inspiring, Midlife Mixtape Podcast listeners share advice for people younger than them, including what they’d tell their younger selves (Don’t sled backwards!) Nancy’s advice to her younger self includes “Go to that one Prince show, dummy.” Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

Ep 49 Gutsy Girl Caroline Paul Feb 26, 2019

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“Value bravery”: Author, pilot, and former San Francisco firefighter Caroline Paul talks about the importance of instilling bravery into girls instead of fear, the changing laws of midlife attraction, and her punk rock Jackson Browne phase. * Caroline’s website * Books * You Are Mighty The Gutsy Girl Lost Cat A Little Tea Book East Wind, Rain Fighting Fire * When Your Twin is a famous Baywatch Star, and You’re Not Thanks, Caroline, for the excuse to sing along with this one at the top of my lungs while I wrote the show notes. It had been too long. “And the benediction of the neon lights…” Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

Ep 48 Concert Photographer Aimee Giese Feb 12, 2019

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“Redefining success”: Aimee Giese on pivoting from corporate work to creative endeavors, the importance of challenging yourself to new things at midlife, and a brilliant tip for recording shows that doesn’t annoy everyone else around you. * Aimee’s website Greeblehaus.com * Follow Aimee on Instagram Aimee’s new music rec for Midlife Mixtape listeners: Jukebox the Ghost. Super fun listen/watch. Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the Midlife Mixtape podcast – the song is “Be Free.” He’s heading out on tour, opening for Matt Nathanson (woot woot go Kyle aka M.!) – check out the tour schedule here!

Ep 47 Career Reentry Experts Kelley Biskupiak and Susan Rietano Davey Jan 29, 2019

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“Workplace currency”: Susan Rietano Davey and Kelley Biskupiak, career coaches and founders of PrepareToLaunchU, on translating the opt-out years into marketable skills, letting go of perfectionism, and the importance of building your midlife tribe. * PrepareToLaunchU website Maybe the day will come when I don’t hum this song whenever a check from a freelance client arrives in my mailbox. But I hope it never does. Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the Midlife Mixtape podcast – check him out here!

Ep 46 “Happiness Curve” author Jonathan Rauch Jan 22, 2019

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“Transition to contentment”: Jonathan Rauch on the scientific reasons life gets better after fifty, why the midlife slump is a normal and necessary, and how it’s a “we” not a “me” problem. Plus, Nancy’s excited to make like a Grandma Orca. * Jonathan’s website * The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better after 50 – find links to buy the book here! Time really is on your side, it turns out. As for the video: oh my god they were babies. BABIES I tell you. Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the Midlife Mixtape podcast – check him out here!

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